FreeBSD/OpenBSD IP Fragmentation denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in FreeBSD and OpenBSD. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-0052. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in FreeBSD and OpenBSD (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component IP Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

IP fragmentation denial of service in FreeBSD allows a remote attacker to cause a crash.

The weakness was presented 11/04/1998 with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at osvdb.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0052. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1389), SecurityFocus (BID 120†), OSVDB (908†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-566†). See VDB-15116 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • FreeBSD up to 2.2.8
  • OpenBSD up to 2.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/04/1998 🔍
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12/21/1998 +47 days 🔍
12/29/2002 +1469 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +54 days 🔍
06/19/2014 +4135 days 🔍
08/02/2024 +3696 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: freebsd.org

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14248
X-Force: 1389 - IP fragment reassembly code can be tricked to cause kernel panic
SecurityFocus: 120 - Multiple Vendor TCP/IP Implementations Vulnerability
OSVDB: 908 - Multiple BSD TCP/IP Stacks IP Fragmentation Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 566 - DoS in FreeBSD via IP Fragmentation Reassembly Code, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 17:56
Updated: 08/02/2024 00:39
Changes: 06/19/2014 17:56 (61), 05/07/2019 12:58 (3), 08/02/2024 00:39 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:E22:103

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